Toward a “green revolution” for soybean

S Liu, M Zhang, F Feng, Z Tian - Molecular plant, 2020‏ - cell.com
Soybean (Glycine max), as an economically important food and oilseedcrop, is a major
source of plant proteins and oils. Although considerable progress has been made in …

Molecular mechanisms for the photoperiodic regulation of flowering in soybean

X Lin, B Liu, JL Weller, J Abe… - Journal of Integrative Plant …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Photoperiodic flowering is one of the most important factors affecting regional adaptation
and yield in soybean (Glycine max). Plant adaptation to long‐day conditions at higher …

[HTML][HTML] Pan-genome of wild and cultivated soybeans

Y Liu, H Du, P Li, Y Shen, H Peng, S Liu, GA Zhou… - Cell, 2020‏ - cell.com
Soybean is one of the most important vegetable oil and protein feed crops. To capture the
entire genomic diversity, it is needed to construct a complete high-quality pan-genome from …

Stepwise selection on homeologous PRR genes controlling flowering and maturity during soybean domestication

S Lu, L Dong, C Fang, S Liu, L Kong, Q Cheng… - Nature Genetics, 2020‏ - nature.com
Adaptive changes in plant phenology are often considered to be a feature of the so-called
'domestication syndrome'that distinguishes modern crops from their wild progenitors, but …

Genetic basis and adaptation trajectory of soybean from its temperate origin to tropics

L Dong, C Fang, Q Cheng, T Su, K Kou, L Kong… - Nature …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Soybean (Glycine max) serves as a major source of protein and edible oils worldwide. The
genetic and genomic bases of the adaptation of soybean to tropical regions remain largely …

Progress in soybean functional genomics over the past decade

M Zhang, S Liu, Z Wang, Y Yuan… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Soybean is one of the most important oilseed and fodder crops. Benefiting from the efforts of
soybean breeders and the development of breeding technology, large number of …

Revolutions in agriculture chart a course for targeted breeding of old and new crops

Y Eshed, ZB Lippman - Science, 2019‏ - science.org
BACKGROUND Among tens of thousands edible plants, several hundred are cultivated
throughout the world, but fewer than a dozen comprise the majority of consumed calories …

Natural variation in crops: realized understanding, continuing promise

Y Liang, HJ Liu, J Yan, F Tian - Annual review of plant biology, 2021‏ - annualreviews.org
Crops feed the world's population and shape human civilization. The improvement of crop
productivity has been ongoing for almost 10,000 years and has evolved from an experience …

Soybean yield formation physiology–a foundation for precision breeding based improvement

JT Vogel, W Liu, P Olhoft, SJ Crafts-Brandner… - Frontiers in plant …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
The continued improvement of crop yield is a fundamental driver in agriculture and is the
goal of both plant breeders and researchers. Plant breeders have been remarkably …

ZmCCT9 enhances maize adaptation to higher latitudes

C Huang, H Sun, D Xu, Q Chen… - Proceedings of the …, 2018‏ - National Acad Sciences
From its tropical origin in southwestern Mexico, maize spread over a wide latitudinal cline in
the Americas. This feat defies the rule that crops are inhibited from spreading easily across …